Personally, as former Republican Party member until 2016, I do NOT suffer from a blind need to fall in line with any party’s policies. When it comes to military actions and in the past, I have found myself strongly disagreeing with POTUS Biden when he acted to withdraw all US troops from Afganistan. I was equally disheartened when the GOP defeated ex-president pulled US troops from Syria as he turned his back on our only true friends in the region, the Kurds.
There are already too many GOP MAGA US congressional members who’ve taken the equivalency of a loyalty oath to the GOP defeated ex-president versus honoring their oath to protect the US Constitution. This includes their taking on the pro-Russian sentiments as demonstrated by the ex-president during his four years in office and beyond.
The GOP MAGA congressional minority leader, Kevin McCarthy has recently publicly floated the concept of him being reticent to further fund Ukraine’s war in defense of its territory against Russia’s unprovoked invasion and brutal attacks when he becomes the majority leader as republicans win a majority position in the US Congress.
These words by a GOP leader must be music to Russia’s leader, President Vladimir Putin’s ears. Who can blame him if he assumes that he can just bide his time regarding any war plans until post 2022 US elections.
This attitude by GOP Representative McCarthy isn’t new. He has been castigating POTUS Biden’s decision to militarily support Ukraine’ as far back as March 2022.
GOP Leader McCarthy slams Biden for continued ‘mistake’ on Ukraine https://www.foxnews.com
This pro-Russian proffer by a GOP MAGA congressional leader lasting for over several months cannot stand unchallenged.
The GOP MAGA push of our US democracy towards an autocracy has placed the future of US democracy on the 2022 ballot.As per a 10/18/2022 AP report, “McCarthy: No ‘blank check’ for Ukraine if GOP wins majority” by Farnoush Amiri and Kevin Freking:
“House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy warned that Republicans will not write a “blank check” for Ukraine if they win back the House majority, reflecting his party’s growing skepticism about financial support for Kyiv as it battles Russia’s invasion.”
“I think people are gonna be sitting in a recession and they’re not going to write a blank check to Ukraine,” McCarthy told Punchbowl News. “They just won’t do it. … It’s not a free blank check.”
“The comments from McCarthy, who’s in line to become speaker if Republicans win the House, raised fresh questions about the resiliency of America’s support for Ukraine as a growing number of Republicans, particularly those aligned with Donald Trump’s “America First” approach, question the need for federal spending abroad at a time of record-high inflation at home.”
As per a 10/20/2022 Washington Post op-ed report, “Kevin McCarthy’s ugly new Ukraine threats should prod Democrats to act” by Greg Sargent:
“It’s true that many Republicans support the Ukrainian cause. A large majority of Republicans have so far voted for tens of billions of dollars in Ukraine aid. But 57 House Republicans voted against it. And 1 Democrat points out that a number of House GOP candidates — see here, here, and here — have opposed more funding, too.”
“It’s indisputable that the Republican Party is divided on this question. As The Post’s Eugene Scott notes, several GOP Senate candidates in the MAGA mold have signaled opposition. Now that McCarthy has signaled that aid might be in trouble, with influential MAGA Republicans such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) opposing it, the GOP divide could worsen if the House MAGA caucus grows.”
As per a 5/13/2022 Newsweek report by Katherine Fung, here’s a Full List of 57 GOP House Republican representatives who’ve consistently voted against aid to Ukraine
- Jodey Arrington of Texas
- Brian Babin of Texas
- Jim Banks of Indiana
- Andy Biggs of Arizona
- Gus Bilirakis of Florida
- Dan Bishop of North Carolina
- Lauren Boebert of Colorado
- Ken Buck of Colorado
- Tim Burchett of Tennessee
- Kat Cammack of Florida
- Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina
- Michael Cloud of Texas
- Andrew Clyde of Georgia
- James Comer of Kentucky
- Warren Davidson of Ohio
- Scott Des Jarlais of Tennessee
- Byron Donalds of Florida
- Jeff Duncan of South Carolina
- Ron Estes of Kansas
- Russ Fulcher of Idaho
- Matt Gaetz of Florida
- Bob Gibbs of Ohio
- Louie Gohmert of Texas
- Bob Good of Virginia
- Paul Gosar of Arizona
- Garret Graves of Louisiana
- Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia
- Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee
- Vicky Hartzler of Missouri
- Kevin Hern of Oklahoma
- Yvette Herrell of New Mexico
- Jody Hice of Georgia
- Clay Higgins of Louisiana
- Bill Huizenga of Michigan
- Ronny Jackson of Texas
- Mike Johnson of Louisiana
- Jim Jordan of Ohio
- Debbie Lesko of Arizona
- Billy Long of Missouri
- Tracey Mann of Kansas
- Thomas Massie of Kentucky
- Brian Mast of Florida
- Mary Miller of Illinois
- Barry Moore of Alabama
- Troy Nehls of Texas
- Ralph Norman of South Carolina
- Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
- John Rose of Tennessee
- Matthew Rosendale of Montana
- Chip Roy of Texas
- Pete Sessions of Texas
- Greg Steube of Florida
- Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin
- Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey
- Beth Van Duyne of Texas
- Bruce Westerman of Arkansas
- Roger Williams of Texas
Gronda Morin 
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Dear Ned Hamson,
Thanks for the reblog. It looks like Dems are doing better on taking on GOP MAGA politicians on the issue of crime.
Just today, GOP MAGA US congressional representatives on the Judiciary Committee released a 1,000-page report accusing the FBI and DOJ for abandoning their commitment to political neutrality. They’re looking to hold hearings on this if they attain the House’s majority post elections.
They didn’t care about how the capitol police were attacked by GOP MAGAs. They’ve been condoning hate speech which leads to hate crimes by GOP MAGAs. I just pray that GOP MAGA candidates pay a price for trafficking in hate rhetoric.
Hugs, Gronda
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